Technology companies fight for funds as venture capitalists look elsewhere
European technology companies are trapped in a funding bottleneck as venture capital firms refuse to reinvest in the sector until they see a return from earlier investments, such as music service Spotify, via successful stock market flotations. As US …
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Bridging the gap between tech startups and the Fortune 500
Fortune 500 corporations are stressed about where they can get growth and how to plug into the innovative and nimble entrepreneurial ecosystem. The chasm between the typical Fortune 500 company and a startup is typically too vast for a standard …
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Mobile-Payment Startups No Match for PayPal: Tech
The market for tools that help consumers buy goods using mobile phones is getting crowded, inundating small businesses, putting off venture capitalists and making it hard for many payment startups to make a buck. Just ask Kristy Fassio, owner of a …
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Tech partnering with social scientists
Eight months ago, Wallaert, who also has experience at tech startups, began working at Microsoft with the Bing team, figuring out ways to make it easier for Bing users to make decisions and take actions, as well as ways to wean people off the habit of …
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The United Kingdom loves startups, especially Big Apple ones
Called the GREAT Tech Awards, five winning startups (with a New York presence) with ambitions of growing in the United Kingdom will compete for an all-expense-paid week in the country in October. They'll be given a roadmap of how to set up a business, …
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Applications open for UF program empowering women in tech startups
Applications are now available for a new session of the groundbreaking University of Florida program called Empowering Women in Technology Startups, starting in September. The free nine-week experiential learning program addresses the lack of female …
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